Issue No 156 December 2005
This issue includes: Articles: 30 Monte Carlo Circus Festivals, Gwyn Owen:Norway, Prague, Belle Vue,Circus in Pathe Newsreels, Tails!, Mundial & Americano in Spain, National Circus of Ukraine, With Reco in Ireland in 1947, Reviews: World: Het Nieuwe Groot Chinees Staatcircus, Circus Herman Renz, Thoughts on Knie, Circus in Syria, Circus Monti, Circus Gasser Olympia, Cirque Edmond Hart. Irish: Circus Vegas/American Two Ring, Circus New York 2005, Wayne Courtney's Russian Circus, UK: Bobby Robert's Super Circus(Dronfield), Peter Jolly's Circus 2005(Castleford), Circus StarrWakefield), NoFit State(London), Circus Ricardo(Southwold). Obituaries: Loredana & Eduardo Murillo, Bernard Hilda, Peter Barbour, Bernard Crabtree, Peter Morrissey, Yves Willer, Linda Ferry - Clown Pepper, Allen Mc Pherson. Book News & Reviews: Le Clown(Yvon Kervinio), Secrets of the Sideshows(Joe Nickell), Dompteurs Lozeriens(Marius Gibelin), Dompteurs Et Dompteuses De La Belle Epoque(Charles Degedare). News: Chinese State in London, Moscow State in Birmingham, Zippo in Dorking, Great European debut, BTC, Robert Bros Famous, Peter Jay's at Gt Yarmouth, In Strathclyde, Alegria, Santa's Christmas Circus, Courier No for Spirit of the Horse 2006, Ringling new format, Circus Directory additions, Blackpool Circus School, Circus World reviews options, Fern St 2006 production. Feedback: Photos in issue#155, Gwyn Owen, Robert Bros Stage Circus, Circus Ricardo. CFA News: Rally to Amazing Animals, CFA Council, New Members, Small Ads. World of Model Circus.
Issue No 155 September 2005 Circus Directory Issue
This issue includes: Articles:Emmie Yelding-CFA Lifetime Achievement Award, Sealions in the Circus(Pt 2), Memorable opening of Eclipse, Gwyn Owen-Going Solo,Knie, Stey & Royal in Switzerland, Swiss Circus Transport Knie-style, 2005 Circus Directory. Reviews: World: Pinder in Calais, Le Cirque William Zavatta (Tournus), Circus at the eastern Edge of Europe. Irish: Fosstes's Circus 2005, UK: Peter Jay's Circus Spectacular(Yarmouth),Big Kid Circus (Pembroke Dock), Santus Circus (East Peckham), Giffords Circus (Minchinhampton). Obituaries: Billy Smart Jnr, Michael Fontaine, Andre Randel,. Book News & Reviews: sawdust & Spangles upon the veld (Basil Schoultz), The Annual Clowns Directory (Salvo the Clown), Freaks & Fire (J. Dee Hill), The Ipswitch Hippodrome (Terry & Trevor Morson) The Great Parade (Ed. Jean Clair). News: Circus Hall of Fame, Licensing Act, Wedding of Kenny & Teodora Darnell, Lacey Boys, Peter Jay's Christmas show, Zippo heads north, Irish News, Blue Plaque for Circus eruption, Lactic Acid, Gandey News. Feedback: Circus awards-Martin Lacey, Gwyn Owen, Circus Sealion Acts. CFA News: Rally to Tower Circus, Rally to Continental Circus Berlin, CFA Council, New Members, Small Ads. World of Model Circus.
Issue No. 154
Issue No. 153 June 2005.
This issue includes: Articles: Sealions in the circus part one, tribute to Eileen Pinder, Tribute to Phyllis Allan, Gwyn Owen-Learning the ropes, In the Ukraine-Kiev & Odessa, The John Roberts Family in profile, Royal Windsor re-discovered. Reviews:World:Krone Bau-Munich, Arlette Gruss 2005 - Rêves, Le Cirque Maximum, Cirque Medrano, Circus Sarasota-Florida USA, Gibsonton Circus, Kay Rosaire's Big Cat encounter, Irish: Tom Duffy's 2005, UK: Chinese State (Lowry), Circus Ricardo (Sheringham), Spirit of the Horse (Sheffield), Uncle Sam's Great American (Barnsley), Arnett & Paulo's (Wakefield), John Lawson's (Hythe), Billy Smart's 2005, Zippos (Blackheath), Jay Miller's (Havant), Blackpool Tower, Great Bulgarian State, Great British Circus Wild Animal Spectacular (Cuffley),Continental Circus Berlin (Haydock Park).Obituaries: Agnes Aitken, Alfredo Rastelli, Connie Fossett, Book News & Reviews:Inte Bara Glitter (Per Arne Wahlberg), Ringville USA (Jerry Apps-Wisconsin Historical Society Press), Berdino Et Cirkusdynasti (John Lindskog), Sawdust in my shoes (Dollie Lennon), News: Emmie Yelding Lifetime Achievement Award, News from Ireland, John Heathcoat-20 years service, Nowak Delbosq joins Spirit of the Horse, Emil & Vlast Faltny, Running away with the Circus-TV Documentary, .Feedback:Circus parlary, Big Tops in ex Soviet Union, Corrections, Carre, CFA Rally to Zippos.CFA News: New Members, AGM & Social, Rally to GBC.. World of Model Circus.
Issue No. 152 March 2005.
This issue includes: Articles: Sonya,Tommy & Betty Allen, Tributes to Una Colson, 150 years of Pinder Circuses, Emilia's tribute to Eva, Gwyn Owen - Tower memories, 29th Monte Carlo Circus Festival, The Lacey's - A unique family, Cfa Rally to Netherlands Winter Circuses (inc Reviews of: Ahoy-Rotterdam, Circus Royal-Dordecht, Althoff presents Kerst - Almere, Winter Circus Festival at Apeldorn, wereld Kerst Circus Carre-Amsterdam, Circus Herman Renz, Stadsschowburg-Eindhoven, Kerstcircus-Hilversum, Cirque D'Hiver-Roermond), Mini Rally in Paris.Reviews:World: Pre-Christmas Circus in Paris, Kerst & Niewjaarscircus-Antwerp, Liege Festival, Circus Universal Renz-Duisberg, Circo Cardenal, Ringling 135 ed. Red Unit, Circus in South Africa 2005, Le Cirque Educatif- Reims, Circus in Ireland 2004-05, Circus Gerbola 2004, Circus in New York,UK: Blackpool TC-Goldilocks & the 3 Bears, Peter Jay's Christmas Circus (Hippodrome Yarmouth), Zippos (Dorking), Robert Bros Famous(Edinborough & Strathclyde), M & D's Magical Christmas Circus (Stathclyde), Cottle & Austen Combined (Birmingham).Obituaries: Jimmy Kayes, Julien Santus, max Schumann, Phylis Allan, Eileen Pinder.Book News & Reviews: Circus Dictionary (Aardvark Pub), Earls Court & Olympia - from Buffalo Bill to the Brits (Sutton Pub), Cirque du Soleil - 20 years under the big top (T. Babinski), Belles de Pinder (Lucet, Lasseur, Bertault), Vehicules rt convois de cirque - Vol 1 (Lecoutre), Vicaire- Le costume De Clown (Matabosch).News: Cont. Circus Berlin, Cottle & Austen new show, Shaoling Warriers in CSC, Running away with...Famous, Eva Verdict, Financial aspects of the circus, Giffords-cockerel, Playbox-Warwick, Jay Millers, Arnett & Paulos, Bulgarian State, B.J. Sacristian Smart.Feedback: Billy Smarts Circus, Don Stacey-letter from Michael mellor, CFA Germany trip, Bewildered in the Ukraine.CFA News: New Members, deaths, Small Ads, Zippos Dorking Rally, Rallt to RBF Circus Strathclyde, CFA/ACP priv. Card. World of Model Circus.
